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STU/65th Council/14/008
7 February 2014

Restructuring and redeployment off to a dubious start

At a time when we are all waiting for the consolidated list of posts proposed to be abolished, STU notes the following:

  • The criteria for the proposition for abolition and re-establishment of posts...

STU/6th BE/14/002
5 February 2014

Dear colleagues at Headquarters and Field Offices,

The STU will elect its 66th Council on 18, 19 and 20 March 2014. The Council is made up of 20 members elected for two years by the members of the Union by universal suffrage (Article IX.1).

The main mission o...

STILL NO REPLY SINCE 6 DECEMBER 2013

STU/65th Council/13/025
13 December 2013

Dear colleagues,

Please find below a message we sent to the Director General 6 December 2013.

As of today, we received no answer.

Best regards,

The STU Council


Madam Director General,

Following the publi...

STU/65th Council/14/004
21 January 2014

Dear Colleagues,

In January 2014, you will be informed by your supervisor if a proposal for the abolition of your post has been made to the Director-General.

Should you receive convocation from your supervisor concerning the abolition of your post, plea...

STU/65th Council/14/003
10 January 2014

Dear colleagues,

As we enter 2014, STU sends you its best wishes: may the new year bring joy , peace , happiness and the best of health to you and your families.

In this particularly difficult period for the Organization that we all love, it is...

STU/65th Council/13/027
20 December 2013

Dear colleagues,

Please find here a letter sent to the Director General by the President of the Federation of International Civil Servants' Associations (FICSA).

Best regards,

The STU Council.

STU/65th Council/13/026
18 December 2013

Based on information from HRM, we are pleased to share a projection of occupied posts to be cut under document 37 C/5: Programme and Budget for 2014-2017 (see table here).

STU recalls that as yet, there are no commonly agreed, objective criteria to b...

STU/65th Council/13/025
13 December 2013

Dear colleagues,

Please find below a message we sent to the Director General 6 December 2013.

As of today, we received no answer.

Best regards,

The STU Council.


Madam Director General,

Following the publication of the ADG/BSP-DIR/HRM joint me...

STU/65th Council/13/024
19 November 2013

UNESCO’s Constitution places humanism at the core of the Organization’s unique mission

The UNESCO Staff Union (STU) recognizes the need to reform the Organization and to reduce its budget, but this cannot be brought about solely through shaking up huma...

STU/65th Council/13/023
15 November 2013

On Friday 8 November, the APX Commission approved a draft resolution on item 12.4 “The state of the Medical Benefits Fund and introduction of the new governance structure”, deciding to amend the rules of the MBF as contained in the document 37 C/38 Add. Pa...